Recent Movie Reviews
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Apr 26, 2024
Shane Black Buddy Film Series Episode 3
Less Than Hero
Robert Downey Jr. gives Hollywood the finger while attempting to rehabilitate a career gone to the dogs in his hard-boiled 2005 comeback Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Can his thief break into the movie biz by buddying up to LA detective Val Kilmer? And is starlet Michelle Monaghan (Mission: Impossible 3) smart to link ‘80s wash-up Corbin Bernsen (LA Law) and two dead women, or has she simply read too many pulp novels? Find out how writer/director Shane Black handles a crime caper throuple when you Donate for Platinum this Spring 2024.
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who’s been training him…
Death Race
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates,…
- Apr 23, 2024
- Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, is a school teacher and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on…
Death Race 2050
The year 2050 the planet has become overpopulated, to help control population the government develops a race. The Death Race. Annually competitors race across the country scoring points for killing people with their vehicles.
- Apr 16, 2024
- Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
The Last Boy Scout
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician…
Death Race 2000
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the…
- Apr 09, 2024
- Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Your Name.
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust…
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.
- Apr 02, 2024
- Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when…